Table 2

Group of quails
Recovery time	VE (n=10)	AA (n=10)	Control (n=10)	Sedentary (n=10)
1 h after journey	41.6 ± 0.2	41.8 ± 0.4	42.6 ± 0.6	41.4 ± 0.4
2 h ,,	41.2 ± 0.3	41.0 ± 0.7	42.2 ± 0.5	41.4 ± 0.1
3 h ,,	40.4 ± 0.6	41.6 ± 0.2	41.4 ± 0.6	40.4 ± 0.6
4 h ,,	40.6 ± 0.2	40.6 ± 0.2	42.0 ± 0.4	40.8 ± 0.1
Mean ± SEM	41.0 ± 0.2^a	41.3 ± 0.5^a	42.1 ± 0.7^b	41.0 ± 0.5^a
Day 1 after journey	40.6 ± 0.1	40.4 ± 0.1	41.4 ± 0.5	40.4 ± 0.1
Day 3 ,,	40.5 ± 0.2	40.7 ± 0.1	40.7 ± 0.7	40.3 ± 0.2
Day 7 ,,	40.7 ± 0.6	40.3 ± 0.4	40.4 ± 0.6	40.4 ± 0.5
Mean ± SEM	40.6 ± 0.2^ns	40.5 ± 0.5^ns	40.7 ± 0.5^ns	40.4 ± 0.5^ns

Mean values with different superscripts within a row differ significantly (P <0.05). ^ns= non-significant (P >0.05)

Table 2: Colonic temperature (°C) responses of transported quails pretreated with antioxidants vitamin E and ascorbic acid during the first 4 h and 7 days of posttransportation recovery periods.